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A Day in the Life of a CAT Mechanic

Video: A day in the life of a CAT mechanic…. And some extras too.

A Heavy Equipment Mechanic Answers Common FAQs

Video: Maintenance expert, Keith answers your most frequently asked questions about maintaining heavy equipment; excavators, skid steers, compact track loaders, backhoes, and more.

Caterpillar’s Biggest Wheel Loader – The Stats Behind The Size

Video: Talk about HEAVY equipment! This behemoth from CAT is one of it’s latest loaders, here are just some of it’s specifications. The new Cat® 994K Wheel Loader is Caterpillar’s largest wheel loader and handles significantly greater payload compared to its predecessor, the 994H. The result is fewer passes required to load large mining trucks, higher… Continue reading Caterpillar’s Biggest Wheel Loader – The Stats Behind The Size

CAT C15 Engine Swap in a Peterbilt Truck

Tractor motor repair and replacement!

Built For It Trails – CAT Products Build World’s Tallest Sand Castle

When the world’s your sandbox, you can think big—Guinness World Records big. Watch Cat equipment construct the world’s tallest sand castle in the latest edition of the #BuiltForIt trials.

Mike Rowe Meets CAT Field Technician

Mike Rowe visits with CAT Field Technicians and Supervisors and makes the case for becoming a Heavy Equipment Mechanic. As Mike Rowe said, “If you’re thinking of learning or mastering a trade…DO IT!”

Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Memories

Remembering The Cat 3116 Diesel Engine It’s been a few months since we sold our last bus with a Cat 3116 diesel engine. They were a well built engine but their top end was weak. It was #5 exhaust valve that would blow up in the cylinder and make a big mess. Actually the valve… Continue reading Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Memories

Cat 3116 Engine Rebuild Photos

Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Rebuild In a previous post I covered Cat 3116 tools and adjustments. This one is all about the rebuild stage. In our fleet we acquired 13 of these engines and a few of them needed rebuilding. This involved removing the entire block. The photos you see in the video above cover… Continue reading Cat 3116 Engine Rebuild Photos

Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Tools and Adjustments

Cat 3116 Diesel Engine During the late 1990s Caterpillar designed and developed the 3116. It only had a one exhaust valve and one intake valve configuration which was a weak spot. Especially with the exhaust valves. In our fleet it was usually #5 exhaust valve that would fail ( in other words break in two).… Continue reading Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Tools and Adjustments

Rebuilding Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Out Of A Pusher School Bus

The Cat 3116…this engine was introduced to our fleet starting in 2007 and the first thing that we had to do was get a hold of the tool kit required to make adjustments. Adjusting the valves is one thing that can be done easily on any diesel engine. But since the 3116 had a governor… Continue reading Rebuilding Cat 3116 Diesel Engine Out Of A Pusher School Bus

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